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About Me

View Brian Speaker's EPKA painter with words on a canvas of melody, Brian Speaker is a colorful Indie artist blending acoustic, Americana, pop rock and folk. With influences like the Beatles, Wilco, Elliott Smith and Beck, his focus is directed toward creative and poetic songwriting.
Born and raised in Indiana, Brian Speaker picked up the guitar at an early age and has been writing ever since. He's performed with several bands and on Broadway, as well as traveled the country as a singer in various musical tours. Arriving in NY for a three month sublet, Brian quickly found a home and has been embraced by the city for more then a decade. "I express myself best with my guitar. Its like having your heart in your hands and getting to pound on it."
Brian lent his voice to the movie/musical 'Across the Universe', featuring The Beatles song book with performances by Bono and Joe Cocker which opened September 21, 2007 (learn more at www.imdb.com). He's also been included in the new Grand Theft Auto video game series as numerous voices, the most recent IV being released in the spring of 2008. Three songs from his first record, Revolution of One, aired in a television series. The Ride, Poison and Sunkiss were featured songs in the show Dr. G Medical Examiner on the Discovery Health Channel.
Brian Speaker's music is a melody driven blend of his influences. He has a poetic sensibility with his lyrics and a uniquely soulful voice. Brian released his second album, Off This Planet in the fall of 2007.
A regular in the NYC open mic scene, Brian has played gigs at The Bitter End, The Knitting Factory, CBGB's & Sidewalk Cafe. Performing solo and occasionally with a band, he can be heard in some of the best rooms New York City has to offer.
Off This Planet & Revolution of One CD's available at cdbaby and itunes. You can learn more about Brian Speaker at www.brianspeaker.com.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/17/2005
Band Website: brianspeaker.com
Band Members: Current Line Up...
Brian Speaker: Guitar, Piano & Vocals
Nathan Goheen: Bass
John Rubin: Drums
Greg Smith: Rythm Guitar & Vocals
Dana Gross: Vocals

Influences: black crowes, nirvana, rolling stones, the beatles, wilco, elliott smith, dylan, tesla, rush, spin doctors, blind mellon, willy nelson, michael jackson (black&white), led zeppelin, my brother tom in all his metal glory, tori amos, eric clapton, shawn mullins, pink floyd, simon & garf, christina aguilara? damien rice, queen, beck, kelsey, joe cocker and a whole lot of nyc artists i hear at open mic's.
Sounds Like: Click on either link to buy the CD!

A melody driven blend of my influences.
Record Label: speakersonic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

coat of aura

a coat of auraa safe place to be at all timesa rose in fronta rose in backa rose on each sidemaking everywhere i am smell so sweetit sounds so simplebut man is it evasivei want to helpi want to let ev...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:15:00 PST

awesome?

how many times can i say awesome?i'm listening to a pod-cast i did last week with Arthur Bouieit won't be posted for a whilebut i got a preview copy to check out for myselfi think i need to get a new ...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:48:00 PST

summer poems

untitled 7its safe to be silent its easy to be idleits expected to be boringand just blend inbig brother is watchingthe bums are cursingunder their breathhow much life is lonlienssan apple is as much ...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:13:00 PST

egg

its not easy being greenor red or yellow for that matterthe island i live on is made of stoneand i am softer than most of my surroundingsa tree may grow in brooklyn but my heart it grows in nycan egg ...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:08:00 PST

pre picnic thoughts...

you are only as beautiful as your friendsrecently, a very good friend came to townhe visits from time to timeand each stop is a fond memory of our friendshipthis time around he had to shake me loosei ...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:52:00 PST

lucky

i found 4 four leaf clovers this week. i gave one to my friend madison who has since moved to spain, one to my roommate james kelly, one to new friend terra lee and the last one went to the darcie dan...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Fri, 30 May 2008 03:13:00 PST

big brother

so i'm home from tourexhausted and exuberanti walk in on a crew of guys installing camera's in the hallways of my buildingin my old, broken down, pre-war, in need of structural renovation over-haul, b...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Thu, 15 May 2008 01:52:00 PST

godzilla

one show at the muse tonight and its back to nyc in site. north carolina has been as sweet as the tea. i can't help but feel a little hung over and reflective. unbelievable to hear about an earthquake...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:19:00 PST

on the road again...

being on the road is my favorite thing. this drive down south reminded me of being on tour with the theater company a long while back. the tree lined highways so thick and lush, you can't see beyond t...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Fri, 09 May 2008 07:33:00 PST

tonight’s show

sometimes you play and everything just worksi love nights like tonighti didn't care what was going on around mewho was in the audiencejust having a guitar in my handsletting the night inform me of wha...
Posted by Brian Speaker on Sat, 03 May 2008 11:34:00 PST